Crockpot Beef Brisket

By sassy47

Ingredients

• 3 pound piece of beef brisket
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• Olive oil
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 onions, sliced
• 2 parsnips chopped
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 bottle of your favorite beer
• salt to taste

Preparation

Step 1

Rub brisket with olive oil and then salt and pepper. Heat a large heavy based pan over a medium-high heat. Coat pan with olive oil and add brisket. Brown brisket on both sides, approx 10 mins. Remove brisket from the pan. Add 1/4 cup water to pan. Add onion and parsnip; sauté for 5 minutes.

Place onion mixture, vinegar, bay leaf, and beer into your slow cooker. Place brisket on top of vegetable mixture. Cover and cook on low for 8 hours. Discard bay leaf. Cut brisket diagonally across the grain into thin slices.